Love: A Treatise on the Science of Sex-attraction for the use of Physicians and Students of Medical Jurisprudence

This work offers a scholarly look at the science behind sexual attraction, aiming to compare the emotional intensity of men and women through a medical lens. Drawing on earlier studies of feminine love, childhood sexual education, and sexual impotence, the author weaves together anatomy, physiology, and pathology to argue that the underlying impulses are fundamentally alike across the sexes.

The text is richly illustrated, with dozens of detailed drawings that accompany the clinical discussion, and even includes a glossary of Latin terms used to veil more delicate subjects. Readers—particularly physicians, legal scholars, and students of medical jurisprudence—will find a blend of historical perspective and contemporary research, presented in a measured, academic style that encourages thoughtful examination of love’s biological roots.